Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.Rollercoasters can result in serious brain injury, however well protected the head, say Canadian doctors. In the New England Journal of Medicine, they describe the case of a 64-year-old man who developed severe headaches after riding a rollercoaster which swung him upside down as many as six times. During the rides his head was enclosed within bars that kept him stable in a chair.
The man was found to have developed a large blood clot on the left side of his brain that had to removed by major surgery. The doctors, from Victoria Hospital, London, point out that during a rollercoaster ride, the brain may be thrown about within a relatively rigid skull - a danger already recognised in the shaken baby syndrome.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments